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10 Gorgeous Chapels to Book for A Picture-Perfect Wedding

In most cases, newly-engaged couples in the process of planning their wedding find it best to decide on a venue immediately. Every other wedding detail should, naturally, fall into place right after. If you're looking for a unique chapel for that one special day, outside of Metro Manila, we list down the most stunning, heck, even out-of-the-box, options we've seen across our archipelago.

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Published at 2023-06-30 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, People, Religion

Tags: Baguio, Church, Ilocos, marriage

88,000 Devotees Join Walk of Faith for Feast of Black Nazarene

Some 88,000 devotees attended the Walk of Faith early Sunday morning in Manila to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene, according to the Quiapo Church Command Post.

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Published at 2023-01-08 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, People, Religion

Tags: Black, Church, Nazarene

'Very Painful' to Leave PH, Says Blacklisted Dutch Missionary

This Dutch lay missionary and labor rights advocate has made the Philippines his home for 30 years and is pained and shocked at being ordered to leave by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

The most difficult part of leaving, says Otto Rudolf de Vries, is separation from his close friends, especially the workers and residents of poor communities “who have become very close to my heart.”

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Published at 2021-03-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Legal, Religion

Tags: Church, Philippines, Rights, Workers, missionary, visa

Philippine Monsignor: Christian Survivors of Jihad Carry A Faith ‘Test'

The tiny Christian minority in Jolo, Philippines – a majority-Muslim area in an overwhelmingly Catholic nation – has seen renewed energy in its churches now that its faith has been “tested by fire,” Monsignor Romeo S. Saniel, vicar administrator of the Vicariate of Jolo, told Breitbart News in an interview on Tuesday.

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Published at 2019-11-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : News and Events, Opinion, Religion

Tags: Cathedral, Christian, Church, Duterte, Marawi, Mindanao, Muslim

Inside the Walled City of Intramuros

From when the city was founded in 1571 until the end of the Spanish rule in 1898, Intramuros was Manila. The name Intramuros means “inside the wall.” For 400 years, Intramuros served as the center of the Spanish occupation, originally built to be the residence for Spanish government officials and their families. It was where the most influential and wealthy citizens of colonial Manila lived. The natives and Chinese were not allowed to live inside Intramuros, only the Spanish elite and mestizos.

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Published at 2018-08-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Cathedral, Church, History, Intramuros, Manila, Museums, Rizal, Spanish, colonial

La Union's Spanish-Era Churches: A Source of Healing Water

The dry season in the Philippines isn't only about vacations and beach escapades but also about strengthening our faith especially during the Holy Week. Considering our country's long history with the Roman Catholic Church during the Spanish period, it is with no surprise that a number of old churches can be found in our many provinces.

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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary

Tags: Church, Health, Water

Argao's Historic Church: How San Miguel Arcangel Save Cebuanos from Danger

Cebu is home to many historic and heritage sites such as ancestral houses and, most of all, beautiful old churches.
One of its well-preserved churches is the St. Michael Parish Church located in Poblacion, Argao. Also known as the San Miguel Arcangel Parish, the church was built from 1734 to 1788.

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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary

Tags: Church, History

Exceptional Philippine Churches

There are over 1,170 churches of various sizes in the 144 cities throughout the Philippines. Fewer than 400 of these old churches are 100 years and older. In the past 300 years, many of these churches were damaged or destroyed by typhoons and earthquakes. Many were rebuilt with modifications and alterations from their original designs.

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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, History

Tags: Church

St. Augustine Church in Paoay

Because of more than three hundred years of Spanish colonization, our country has become one of the most Christianized countries in the world. It is seen through the different colonial churches that were built during Spanish era. St. Augustine Church in Paoay is one of the churches that designate the deep faith of many Filipinos.

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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, History, Religion

Tags: Church, Paoay

Saint Francis De Assisi Church in Siquijor

The faith of the people of Siquijor truly runs as deep as their history, and their churches, like the Saint Francis De Assisi Church, has also persevered from the past to the present.

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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, Religion

Tags: Church, Siquijor

Old Catarman Church Ruins and Cross Marker and Sunken Cemetery

Camiguin is blessed with both natural and historical riches. Its attractions never fail to disappoint. It is definitely one of the stops any adventurer should make. Old Catarman Church Ruins and Cross Marker and Sunken Cemetery are two of the town’s proudest attractions, the landmarks bridging the past to the present.

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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Cemetery, Church, Ruins

Eight Churches in Batangas for Visita Iglesia

In the Philippines, where more than 86% are Christians, it has been a tradition for devotees to do Visita Iglesia during Maundy Thursday. The practice is to visit at least seven churches and recite the Stations of the Cross in the churches to be visited. Others would visit fourteen churches to complete the fourteen stations.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Religion, Travel

Tags: Batangas City, Church

6 Historic Churches to Visit in Siquijor

Siquijor is a pretty small island that you can tour in a day (or half a day if you don’t stop over). Like many small towns in the Philippines, Siquijor is composed mainly of Roman Catholics, although there are a lot of other religions practised in the island including Aglipayan, Protestantism, Jehovah’s Witness, Iglesia ni Christo and Adventist.

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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History, Religion, Travel

Tags: Church, History, Siquijor

Embracing Taoism at Baguio's Bell Church

Certainly one of the few serene places left in Baguio City away from the bustling crowd and heaving attractions is the Bell Church. I needed a new place to visit since the usual Burnham Park, Mines View and Wright Park, aren’t pleasing anymore.

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Published at 2018-01-31 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Leisure, Travel

Tags: Baguio, Church

Kamay Ni Hesus Shrine of Lucban, Quezon

Quezon Province is a popular pilgrimage destination in Luzon. Reasons are 1) it is where Mt. Banahaw is situated which is considered to be as a holy ground and 2) it is a home to "Kamay ni Hesus" which is a healing church that has been founded in the year 1998 by Rev. Fr. Joseph Ayala Faller. And as for this blog post, I will be sharing my experience in this 5-hectare garden/shrine -- Kamay ni Hesus Shrine.

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Published at 2018-01-27 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Religion

Tags: Church, Lucban, shrine